| 单词 | high-water mark |
| 释义 | high-water mark also high water mark 1. singular noun The high-water mark is the level reached in a particular place by the sea at high tide or by a river in flood. 2. singular noun The high-water mark of a process is its highest or most successful stage of achievement. This was almost certainly the high-water mark of her career. [+ of/for] This period represented a high water mark for liberal denominations. high-water mark in British Englishnoun 1. a. the level reached by sea water at high tide or by other stretches of water in flood b. the mark indicating this level 2. the highest point high-water mark in American English (ˈhaɪˈwɔtər) 1. the highest level reached by a body of water in tidal flow, flood, etc. 2. the mark left after high water has receded 3. a culminating point; highest point Examples of 'high-water mark' in a sentence |
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